apt-get list

[Kirk]

does anyone know of a list of applications i can install with apt-get?

[CommonStray]

in apt you can do

apt-get install <name> where name is the program or package
apt wont install something it doesnt recognize so you can use trial and error here

another option is using apt-cache search <name> which searches the apt cache of repositories you are currently are able to fetch from

though if you really want to get nasty and easy install synaptic

apt-get install synaptic

it should be under System->Admin after installing if in a Gnome UI or BT5

Synaptic has a graphical package manager, search and source config stuff

[bad_brain]

here's you can browse the Debian repositories:

http://packages.debian.org/stable/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

the package names should be 99% the same in Ubuntu.